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novels; however, I look forward to getting the chance to read our first book in class. My favorite short story that we read in Mr. Gish’s class was Scarlet Ibis. I liked it because it had a lot of symbolism, with the scarlet ibis, doodle, and old woman swamp. The story had a lot to read between the lines and a lot to understand with the symbolism. I also enjoyed the mind map project that went along with “Scarlet Ibis” because of the organization portion, and we got to dive deep into each symbol.…

In the story called Scarlet Ibis, There are two main characters, Doodle and Brother. Doodle is a cripple kid that is around 7 years of age, and Brother is about one year older than him. Doodles only calls him that so I am not too fond of his brothers real name. Anyway, Brother is ashamed of having a crippled brother and will not take it. What Doodles brother does is pretty astonishing. He teaches him how to walk once again, so he won’t be ashamed of him anymore. Brother only ever says that he…

frozen tundra, Luke is visited by the spirit of his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. The spirit urges Luke to leave the others on Hoth and go to Dagobah to find the Jedi master Yoda and train with him. Luke obeys, and soon finds himself in a muggy, swamp planet, training with a small, green Jedi who only speaks in non-standard…

does. He learns the people are paddyrollers, who are people like the police. They asked Uriah multiple questions like where he came from, where his pass was (a note from a slave’s master stating why they are off their ground), what he was doing in swamp woods, etc. Once the paddyrollers left, Jordan and Uriah resumed looking for the watch, but Uriah eventually gave up looking for the watch and Jordan tried to convince Uriah to continue, but Uriah didn’t listen. Uriah returns to the Hilltop…

symptoms are somewhat similar to those of copperheads that include low blood pressure, shock, change in skin color, immediate pain and muscle weakness. Copperheads: This snake is reddish in color and typically 18-36 inches long. They are found in swamps, forests and rocky areas in the eastern states as far as Texas. This snake is no aggressive and it mostly bites if someone steps on it or near it. Symptoms of a copperhead bite are as follows: Shock, change in skin color, immediate pain and…

Harriet Jacob escaped and hid in multiple areas including her friend’s storage room, swamps full of snakes, a crawl space in a shed where she hid for over seven years. She sacrificed a lot and missed out on her children’s growing up hiding out for such a long time. Her mobility also suffered from hiding in such a small space for so long. After hiding in the crawlspace, she finally found a boat and captain that was willing to take her to Philadelphia. When she reaches Philadelphia, she meets…

bare hands. He then returns to the king, wearing the lion as armor over his shoulders. The king then tells Heracles that his next labor is to kill the Hydra of Lerna, a serpent water beast that has many heads. Heracles and Iolaus, a hero entered the swamp to try and find the monster. Heracles tells Iolaus to cover their mouths and noses with cloth to protect themselves from the poisonous fumes that come from the mouth of the Hydra. Heracles fires flaming arrows in the lair of the Hydra, but the…

the perfect habitat. Zaroff explains a past huntees attempt to dash into the jungle without thinking as ”We call it Death Swamp.There’s quicksand there. One foolish fellow tried it and stepped in it” (Connell). With many other things such as “Death Swamp” scattered around this jungle island, you are constantly on the edge of your seat waiting for something to go wrong with one misplaced step. This is the power in Richard Connell’s…

Chapter 14 - questions* 1-20 on pages 442-443 1. Streams collect water from runoff and discharged groundwater, and they conduct it from elevated regions of the continent down to the sea. 2. Dendritic drainage develops a dendritic network which looks like the pattern of branches connecting to the trunk of a deciduous tree. Radial drainage form on a cone shaped mountain flow outward from the mountain peak. Rectangular drainage channels form along the preexisting fractures and streams join each…

The Rosewood Massacre began as many hate crimes of the 1920’s era. The name Rosewood refers to the color of freshly cut cedar and has its own baseball team, a masonic temple and a few hundred residents. The black and the white residents commuted to Sumner for work where jobs could be found in several turpentine mills. Despite their segregated nature, the town of Rosewood and Sumner got along for most of their history without any violent incidents.One morning on January 1, 1923 in a…